Personally I'd rather have more accurate (and abundant) search results than 3D flyovers. Why? Because when I want to find a restaurant in a new city, I don't care what the area looks like from a helicopter.
Apple Maps: Damned If You Do, Googled If You Don’t | Monday Note
Jean-Louis Gassée:
For Apple, Maps is a strategic move. The Cupertino company doesn’t want to depend on a competitor for something as important as maps. The road (pardon the pun) will be long and tortuous, and it’s unfortunate that Apple has made the chase that much harder by failing to modulate its self-praise. but think of the number of times the company has been told You Have No Right To Do This…think smartphones, stores, processors, refusing to depend on Adobe’s Flash…
Apple Says Give Maps Time, The More You Use it The Better It Is
The Verge:
Apple issued a statement today regarding the much maligned maps in iOS 6. It says that it launched the service knowing that it is a ‘major initiative’ and that it is just getting started with it. “The more people use it, the better it will get, said Apple spokesperson Trudy Miller.
Google slashes price 88% for using Google Maps API | Internet & Media - CNET News
To spite Apple? Or jJust in case Apple opens up their Maps API?
What Google Maps Actually Just Unveiled: Anxiety Over Apple Maps by MG Siegler
MG Seigler's take on the Google Maps press conference:
The mere fact that Google decided to hold a press conference just five days before WWDC (where Apple's mapping product is widely expected to be unveiled) said pretty much all you needed to know. When it was announced last week, it seemed like it may have been thrown together at the last second to pre-empt Apple's event. Now we can be positive that it was.
Google Holding 3D Maps Event in Advance of Apple's WWDC
The Next Web:
The timing is interesting, considering that WWDC begins on June 11th, and Apple is expected to introduce its own Google-free Maps solution including ‘mind blowing’ 3D.